Mobile Magazine » Statshttp://www.mobilemag.com Gadgets, Smartphones, Android Tablets, iPhone, iPad and all the latest tech you'd expect.Fri, 21 Nov 2014 14:04:17 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.3Google Updates Android Dashboard to Count Active Usershttp://www.mobilemag.com/2013/04/03/google-updates-android-dashboard/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2013/04/03/google-updates-android-dashboard/#commentsWed, 03 Apr 2013 14:00:21 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=147771If you’re an Android app developer, Google has a very handy tool for you called Android Dashboard. The tool has been around for a number of years already and is designed to help developers target their apps based on the active users using a certain Android version. Originally the statistical data collected by Android dashboard […]

If you’re an Android app developer, Google has a very handy tool for you called Android Dashboard. The tool has been around for a number of years already and is designed to help developers target their apps based on the active users using a certain Android version.

Originally the statistical data collected by Android dashboard was based on a device pinging Google servers, but a new update to the system hopes to make things a lot more accurate. Now, stats are only collected on those Android devices which log in to Google’s Play app store. This give a more accurate view of active users so developers can concentrate their efforts more effectively.

Since the update, a jump in the number of active users running Android Jelly Bean has been recorded while active Froyo and Gingerbread stats have dropped.

]]>http://www.mobilemag.com/2013/04/03/google-updates-android-dashboard/feed/0New King of the Hill: iPhone Outships BlackBerry in Canadahttp://www.mobilemag.com/2012/03/22/new-king-of-the-hill-iphone-outships-blackberry-in-canada/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/03/22/new-king-of-the-hill-iphone-outships-blackberry-in-canada/#commentsThu, 22 Mar 2012 21:46:02 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=131268It was inevitable. We all knew this day was coming and now it has finally arrived. Research in Motion's BlackBerry line of smartphones was once the crowning achievement of Canada's tech field, but its reign has drawn to a close.

]]> It was inevitable. We all knew this day was coming and now it has finally arrived. Research in Motion’s BlackBerry line of smartphones was once the crowning achievement of Canada’s tech field, but its reign has drawn to a close. Apple’s iPhone has officially outshipped the BlackBerry on its home turf.

Data was compiled by Bloomberg and IDC for the number of handsets shipped in Canada. In 2011, RIM shipped 2.08 million BlackBerry smartphones; Apple was able to ship 2.85 million iPhones over the same period. Contrast that to 2008 when RIM outperformed Apple by a ratio of five to one. The shift has been steady and clear since then.

It’s not just in its native Canada that Research in Motion is hurting. Even though the BlackBerry still holds its place in the Middle East and Indian markets, that market share is quickly dwindling as consumers increasingly shift to Android smartphones, particularly those from Samsung.

The hope is that the QNX-powered BlackBerry 10 smartphones (you might know them as BBX) will reverse the trend, but I’m not exactly staying optimistic. It’s not like the PlayBook has been a white knight for the Waterloo, Ontario company either.

]]>http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/03/22/new-king-of-the-hill-iphone-outships-blackberry-in-canada/feed/0WordPress iPhone iPad App Update Fixes Crashing, Adds QuickPhoto and Statshttp://www.mobilemag.com/2011/05/19/wordpress-iphone-ipad-app-update-fixes-crashing-adds-quickphoto-and-stats/ http://www.mobilemag.com/2011/05/19/wordpress-iphone-ipad-app-update-fixes-crashing-adds-quickphoto-and-stats/#commentsThu, 19 May 2011 16:32:23 +0000http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=117503Mobile Magazine runs on a customized WordPress CMS. Several months ago I gave the WordPress iPad app a go to see if I could actually create articles and manage some of the sites workflow through it, well, it was a huge fail. Not only would it crash, but the admin panel wouldn't load. Apparently I wasn't the only one, as Automattic, the makers of the WordPress iOS app, have fixed 31 bugs that caused 75% of app crashes and have now re-released version 2.8 of the app to the iTunes app store.

Mobile Magazine runs on a customized WordPress CMS. Several months ago I gave the WordPress iOS app a go to see if I could actually create articles and manage some of the sites workflow through it, well, it was a huge fail. Not only would it crash, but the admin panel wouldn’t load. Apparently I wasn’t the only one, as Automattic, the makers of the WordPress iOS app, have fixed 31 bugs that caused 75% of app crashes and have now re-released version 2.8 of the app to the iTunes app store.

According to the developer notes, this also may be the last version to support older iOS 3.x devices “so if you are still using an old iPhone make sure you keep a copy of the app.” I think that’s pretty nice of them to let everyone know.

Aside from the bug fixes, there are two new features that come in to play; Stats and Quick Photo. Stats give you your daily, weekly and monthly pageviews, along with referrers and post views. Jetpack – the new WordPress Stats plugin – is required if you’re on a self-hosted blog. Quick Photo lets you snap a photo, write a post, and publish it. Mashable says it’s similar to the PicPosterous, Posterous’s rapid blogging iPhone app. Apparently this is only available for the iPhone.

Support for 10 languages, including Croatian, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish have been added. Sounds like an awesome job by the Automattic team. Grab it free if you’re a WordPress publisher from the iTunes store.